Florence Is Coming
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Even a Category one will cause some serious damage. I see what a tropical storm can do down here. There's still flooding, trees down, and power outages that has to be contended with.
Well, better still a one than a four...or five.
Well, better still a one than a four...or five.
I'm glad it's been downgraded and that will lessen the storm surge but the flooding from the rain will be a big problem.
Hadnt been.... good stuff I take it?
Saw the latest projections and heard from the news that its gonna stall around the NC coast, then probably move inland as a cat 1 or so across the SC/GA border this weekend (not as if they haven't moved that target back and forth all week though).
The bigger challenge in the southeast is the rain, and the wind, for reasons most of the rest of the country avoid. Southern trees grow tall and fast due to longer growing seasons compared to northern zones, but have smaller root systems for their height as a result. Get saturated ground, easier for those giants to topple.
Second, bigger, issue is the lack of snow/ice - up north, the winter snow loads break off weak limbs or trees in the winter, a little at a time. Down south it takes a big storm, then tons of stuff comes down all at once. (plus bug infestations weakening trees is a bigger deal too)
So, it'll be interesting. Last year Irma came through and closed schools around Atlanta for a week. As of now, theyre most recently projecting more rain on fairly saturated ground with a stronger wind-strength hit from a tropical storm strength system come sunday/Monday or so than Irma packed. I wouldn't mind a new roof if that was the worst to happen.
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I found out at work today we are in a holding patern to see if we get to go south to help with power restoration. My positive is double time pay on the clock/overtime sleeping.
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